Posted on 20 May 2024

Staff Picks: Summer's Best Trails, Water and Brews

The snow is melting, the days are getting longer, and this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer! So, our staff are pumping up their bike tires, dusting off hiking boots, tying flies, and inflating paddleboards in anticipation of hitting the trails, rivers and lakes. For many of us at Moving Mountains, summer is our favorite season in the Colorado Rockies.

We tapped into the local knowledge of our team members in Breckenridge, Steamboat, and the Vail Valley to compile a guide to our favorite (and in some cases secret) trails to hike and bike, heart-pumping rivers to raft, picturesque lakes to paddleboard, and pristine rivers to cast a fly. And at the end of a fun and sun-filled day in the mountains, where do we all head to celebrate our adventures and put back a cold local craft beer.


Favorite Hiking Trail
Steamboat
  • Mad Creek - April, Reservations Specialist
  • Blackmere - Vanessa, Guest Services Manager
  • Gilpin Lake - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
  • Zirkel Circle - Mallory, Guest Experience Specialist 
Breckenridge
  • Buffalo Mountain Loop - Meghan, Photographer 
  • B&B Trail - Kayla, Assistant General Manager
Vail Valley
  • Pitkin Lake Trail - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist
  • Upper Piney Lake Trail - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist
  • Lake Charles/Mystic Lake Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Lost Lake Trail - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist

Favorite Mountain Bike Trail
Steamboat
  • Morning Gloria - David, Finance Associate
  • Wild Rose- Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
  • Steamboat Stinger - Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President
Breckenridge
  • Peaks Trail - Kayla, Assistant General Manager
  • Aspen Alley - Meghan, Photographer

Vail Valley
  • Meadow Mountain Loop - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Village to Village Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist


Favorite Lake (or river) to paddleboard
Steamboat
  • Stagecoach Reservoir - Robin, Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President
  • Pearl Lake - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
  • Colorado River (Upper C) - Jill, Front Desk Supervisor; Chris, Guest Services Specialist
Breckenridge
  • Lake Dillon - Kayla, Assistant General Manager; Mallory, Guest Services Specialist

Vail Valley

  • Sylvan Lake - Bobby, Property Specialist; Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Colorado River (Upper C) - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist


Favorite River to Flyfish
Steamboat
  • Yampa River - Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President
Breckenridge
  • 10 Mile Creek - Chris, Guest Services Specialist
Vail Valley
  • Gore Creek - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager

Favorite Trail for a Leisurely Walk or Bike
Steamboat
  • Core Trail - Stephanie, General Manager
  • Butcherknife Trail - Teresa, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
Vail Valley
  • Eagle Valley Trail - Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Vail Recreation Path (Donovan Park to Vail Village) - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Gore Valley Trail (Cascade area to Vail Village) - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist
Breckenridge
  • Sally Barber Mine Trail - Kayla, Assistant General Manager
  • Frisco Peninsula Trail - Meghan, Photographer

Favorite Place to Raft
Steamboat
  • Colorado River (Gore Canyon) - Jill, Front Desk Supervisor
  • Yampa River (Cross Mountain Canyon) - Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President

Breckenridge
  • Arkansas River (Browns Canyon) - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist; Kayla, Assistant General Manager

Vail Valley
  • Colorado River (Upper C) - Bobby Cornwell, Property Specialist; Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist; Chris, Guest Services Specialist
  • Colorado River (Horse Creek River Access) - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist


Favorite Watering Hole
Steamboat
  • Mountain Tap Brewery - Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President
  • Storm Peak Brewing - Teresa. Brand & Guest Services Manager
  • Mythology - Vanessa, Guest Services Manager
Breckenridge
  • Broken Compass (OG Taproom) - Chris, Guest Services Specialist
  • Pug Ryan's Tiki Bar (Dillon Marina) - Meghan, photographer
Vail Valley
  • Mountain Standard's Patio - Arianne, Front Desk Specialist
  • Vail Brewing Company - Mathieu, Guest Services Specialist; Bobby, Property Specialist
  • Remedy Bar at the Four Seasons - Gaby, Guest Services Specialist; Kate, Reservations Manager

  • This is the Moving Mountains Team on May 8! We're having fun in a late spring snowstorm but we've already packed away the ski and snowboard gear and are eagerly awaiting the start of summer so we can go out and enjoy all of our favorite places (on a sunny warm day) for hiking, biking and fishing!


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